The Okmulgee Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Beggs Demons at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Okmulgee has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Okmulgee posted their closest victory since December 4, 2023 on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Central and snuck past 78-75. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Beggs' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight defeat. They fell 42-30 to Hilldale. While losing is never fun, Beggs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while Hilldale is ranked 158th).
The win got Okmulgee back to even at 10-10. As for Beggs, they dropped their record down to 6-14 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Okmulgee beat Beggs 63-51 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Will Okmulgee repeat their success, or does Beggs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
